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Some 8,790 Americans sought citizenship in the UK, either through registration or naturalisation in 2025, according to Home Office data published Thursday.

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[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure that would actually be a step in the right direction.

They've been showing their ass a lot lately.

[–] quips@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Trust me the Americans leaving the country are not the Trumpers. Now is the time to steal the brain drain for yourself.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 5 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the original comment is talking about how the UK is pretty fascist and dystopian as well.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 19 hours ago

That was indeed my point.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

If you really have a reason to find out, it'd be worth coming here and seeing for yourself. And make sure to see more than London. There's a lot more to the UK than the metropolis.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I think the laws the government are passing around online Id requirements and trying to force companies to break encryption so they can have pervasive surveillance powers are very dystopian and the main thing I'm talking about. I'm sure the people and cities are very nice though, I've never been

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

What about an exchange program? Maybe right wingers fear for their lives in the U.K.